Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE) said Tuesday that its head of external relations had been suspended in connection with the car maker"s involvement in tests using monkeys to measure the effects of exhaust fumes, according to a Dow Jones report supplied to EFE.

AL DIA interviewed Fernando Torres, President of Casa de Venezuela, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that defends the rights of Venezuelan immigrants and promotes a series of charitable activities to help their native country.

Ana Marie Argilagos, former deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama Administration, is the new Latina in charge of one of the most important charitable Hispanic organizations in the United States.